Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim to have taken back control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels
In short:
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces claim they have secured the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait as part of a major offensive.
The Iran-backed Houthis deny the advance has been so far-reaching.
The UN says about 184,000 people have been displaced since the war resumed amid the the US-Iran conflict.




